Radiator support



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A.KEHM. RADIATOR SUPPORT.

APPLICATION -FILED JAN.13, 1919.

Eatented Sept. 19, 1922.

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insana FJWF Y AUG-UST KEI-IM, OF CHICAGO, ILLNOIS.

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Application filed January 12;, 1919. Serial No. 270,856.

To aZZwwm t 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, AUGUsr KEHM, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Radiator Supports, ot -which the following is a specificatlomand which are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The invention relates to supports for radiators, particularly those radiators which are formed in panels'and are commonly known as wall radiators. While these so-called wall radiators provide both aconvenient and eiective means for heating large halls or rooms and for the circulation of the cold brine in the cooling rooms of cold storage warehouses and the like, such installations commonlyrequire the use of a large number of the panels or sections and it is frequently desirable to support the panels in horizontal rows or tiers, arranged atdifterent levels. Similarly, it is sometimes desirable tosupport these radiators from the ceiling with the panels in upright position in parallel rows'at different levels and with a plurality of rows of panels at each level.

The object of the invention is accordingly to provide a support for wall radiators having provision for engagement with the panels or sections of the radiator in a plurality of diiferent rows or tiers. A detail of the invention further provides forL supporting the radiator panels of different rows or tiers in suitably spaced relation to prevent the closing of the'intervening spaces with accumulations of frost when the radiators are employed for the circulation of cold brine.

In the accompanying drawings F ig. 1 is an end elevation of. a wall radiator comprising threerows of panelsy arranged at different levels and shows one form of support provided by the invention engaged with the panels of the radiator in all three of the said rows,

Fig. 2 is a detail front elevation of the apparatus illustrated in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional viewA taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is similar to Fig. 3 but yshows one form of construction which may be employed when the adjacent edges ofthe radiator sections in dilerent rows are to be separated a sufficient distance to'prevent closing of the intervening space with accumula- Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 8 is similar to Fig. 7 but shows a modied form of construction which may be used when the upper edge of the radiator is located immediately below a projecting window sill or the like.

In the form of construction illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 7, an upright wall plate in the form of a metal strap 10 is secured `against the wall and'extends from the floor level, indicated at 11, to a point slightly above the level of the upper edge of the highest section 12 of the radiator 13. It will be understood that -similarstraps are secured against the wall at intervals throughout the length of the radiator and that only one is shown in the drawings to promotesimplicity of illustration. The extension of all of the said straps from the floor level 11 provides a convenient arrangement for insuring that all are located at the same elevation whereby a suitable inclination of the radiator 13 for drainage is readily accomplished by adjustment of the several radiator supporting elements, as 14, 15, 16 with respect to the corresponding straps. The radiator 13 is shown as comprising, in addition to the upper section 12, a lower section 17 and an intermediate section 18.

rlhe radiator supporting elements or saddle blocks 14, 15,` 16, are preferably of like construction and vall are adjustably connected to the wall plate or strap 10 in the same manner. As shown, each comprises a shouldered clamping bolt 19 between the head and shoulder ofwhich are mounted a pair of antifriction rollers, 20, 21, and an intermediate bushing 22. 'The remainder of the bolt 19 carries a toothed spacing element 23, a clamping nut 24 and between these parts the bolt is engaged with the vertically slotted front wall ofa chambered basebloelr lll) 25. Preferably, the `front wall of the base block 25 is serrated, as at 26 (Fig. 3) for coaction with the toothed face ofthe spacing element 23 in any vertically adjustedpositionk of the clamping bolt 19.- The base blocks 25 may be secured against the strap 1() in any convenient manner but' this is readily accomplished with certain of the anchor bolts, as 28, 29, 30,v by which the strap is securedV against the wall. As shown,

. each Iof kthe anchor bolts 28, 29, v30, passes through one of the base blocks 25, at its upper end while the lower end of each base block 25 is formed with a stud 31 which enters avsocket 32 in the strap.

Each of the radiator sectionsfas 12, 17 18, rests with its lower edge upon the anti.- friction rollers, 20, 21, ol one'of the supporting elements 14, 15, 16. Furthermore, when the several radiator sections occupy relative positions corresponding with the compact arrangement illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the upper edge of each of the two lowerradiator sections 17, 18, enters the space between the two antiiriction rollers 20, 21, of the supporting element 15 or 16 immediately above. lt will thus appear that each of the intermediate supporting'eleinents 15, 16, serves both for guidedly supporting the radiator section, as 12 or 18, above it and also'for guiding the radiator section 17 or 18 below it. The engagement of the upper edges of the radiator sections, as 17, 18, with the antifriction rollers 20, 21of the sup-` porting elements 15, 16,'- above'the saine is,

however, suliiciently loose not to interfere vengaged with the rollers 20, 21, which suplf die-l port the section, as 34, next above. sired, however, a member 37 which is 'forked at its lower en d for guiding the upper edge ofthe lower section 33 may be hung upon v,the clamping vbolt 19 of the ycorresponding -supporting element, as 15between the rollers v2O, 21, in place of the bushing 22 (Fig. 3).

Obviously, the guidev member 37 may be of the required length between its ends to correspond with the desired spacing of the sections,\as 33, 34.

When the radiator, as 38, is to be suspended from the ceiling, as in Figs. 5 and `6, it will frequently comprise'double rows .of upper and lower sections, as 39, 40, 41, 42. Under "these circumstances, the improved I@ f Lazer/42 support preferably comprises a bearing plate 43, in strap form, similar to the wall "plate 10 of the support already'described, but eX s tended at its upper end for connection .with an overheadl support, as at 44. As shown, the bearing plate 43 is located between the two rows of upper and lowersections 39, 40, 41,42, and is equipped at both sides with two sets of supporting elements '45, 46, 47 48. The lower supporting elements 45, 47, are each identical yin all respectswith the supporting element 14 (F ig. 1). These are secured upon the bearing plate 43 bya common bolt 49 which passes through the same and through the base blocks 25 of both supporting elements. '4

Similarly, the'supporting elements46, 48,v are similar to the'supporting elements 45, 47, and are secured tor bearing plate 43 in lthe same manner`,-buteacli `of the supporting elements 46, 48 carriesv a lforked member 50 for guidedly engaging the upper edge of the corresponding lower section 39 or 41.` ln this instance each guiding member k50 is hung from the corresponding clampingbolt 19, its'position upon the bolt being immediately" over the corresponding spacing elef ment `23. g

In each case the upper sections, as 12 (Fig. 1) and 40, 42 (Fig. 5) of the radiator must be-guided at their upper edges. For this purpose, afhooled inger,'as 51, (Figs. 1,5, and 7) or 52 (Fig. 8) is employed. rlhese hooked fingers extend over the top o the radiator and they eachhave anl enlarged head 53 which is sli'dingly engaged with a chambered base block 54 mounted on. the wall plate 10 or bearing plate-43.` Inthe form of construction illustrated in Fig. 5,

vthe base blocks54 at the two sides oi the bearing plate 43 are' united therewith by common bolt 55, j

Usually the top guide finger, as 51, will be adjustably held in position." As most clearly shown in F ig.'` 7 this-is accomplished by an adjusting screw 56 which extends ver tically through Vthe chamber of the corresponding base block. 54 and has threaded engagement with the enlarged head 5 3 of the linger 51. Preferably the upper end 57 ot' the adjusting screw 56 is both squared and slotted for operative engagement with either a wrench or a screw-driver (not shown). `)7i/*hen a projecting window ledge 58 (Fig. 8) or the like would prevent access to the adjusting screws 56, this screw may be omitted, in which case the enlarged head 53 of the corresponding` finger 52 slides freely within the chamber of the base block 54. To guard against any possibility of accidental disengagement of the finger 52 from the radiator, 59,`the linger 52 is made of such `length as to normally 'overhang the upper edgev of the radiator fora substantial distance.-

l claim as my invention:

l. In a support for wall radiators comprising a plurality of parallel sections arranged in a common plane but at different levels, the combination with an upright bearing plate, of a saddle block projecting laterally from the bearing plate adjacent its lower end for supporting engagement with the underside of one radiator section, a bracket projecting laterally from the bearf ing plate intermediate its ends, means carried by the bracket constructed for guiding engagement with the upper edge ot the last mentioned radiator section comprising a downwardly extending arm having a forked extremity, and means carried by the bracket ior supporting engagement with the lower edge of the next higher radiator section and a hoolred member carried by the bearing plate adjacent its upper end and engageable with the upper edge of the highest radiator section.

2. ln a radiator support, in combination,

anvupright bearing plate, a plurality of sets of base blocks secured to the bearing plate at different levels, the base blocks of each set being upon opposite sides of the bearing plate, a vertically adjustable clamping bolt mounted in each base block and projecting outwardly therefrom, means carried by each of the two lowermost clamping bolts forming a seat for the lower edge of a radiator section, means carried by each of the two next higher clamping bolts constructed for guiding engagement with the upper edge ot the corresponding one of the irst mentioned radiator sections and for supporting engagement with the lower edge o1 another radiator section, and means attached to the bearing plate above the level of the last mentioned clamping bolts and projecting outwardly therefrom in opposite directions for guiding engagement with the upper edges of the last mentioned radiator sections.

AUGUST KEHM. 

